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<h1>
  <code>ngMessageFormat</code>
</h1>

<h2>Installation</h2>


  <p>First, get the file:</p>
  <ul>
    <li>
      <a href="https://developers.google.com/speed/libraries/devguide#angularjs">Google CDN</a> e.g.
      <pre><code>&quot;//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/X.Y.Z/angular-message-format.js&quot;</code></pre>
    </li>
    <li>
      <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/">NPM</a> e.g.
      <pre><code>npm install angular-message-format@X.Y.Z</code></pre>
    </li>
    <li>
      <a href="http://bower.io">Bower</a> e.g.
      <pre><code>bower install angular-message-format#X.Y.Z</code></pre>
    </li>
    <li>
      <a href="https://code.angularjs.org/">code.angularjs.org</a>
      (discouraged for production use) e.g.
      <pre><code>&quot;//code.angularjs.org/X.Y.Z/angular-message-format.js&quot;</code></pre>
    </li>
  </ul>
  <p>where X.Y.Z is the AngularJS version you are running.</p>

  <p>Then, include <code>angular-message-format.js</code> in your HTML:</p>

  <pre><code>&lt;script src=&quot;path/to/angular.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&#10;&lt;script src=&quot;path/to/angular-message-format.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</code></pre>

  <p>Finally, load the module in your application by adding it as a dependent module:</p>
  <pre><code>angular.module(&#39;app&#39;, [&#39;ngMessageFormat&#39;]);</code></pre>

  <p>With that you&apos;re ready to get started!</p>


<h2 id="what-is-ngmessageformat-">What is  ngMessageFormat?</h2>
<p>The ngMessageFormat module extends the Angular <a href="api/ng/service/$interpolate"><code>$interpolate</code></a> service
with a syntax for handling pluralization and gender specific messages, which is based on the
<a href="http://userguide.icu-project.org/formatparse/messages#TOC-MessageFormat">ICU MessageFormat syntax</a>.</p>
<p>See <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/document/d/1pbtW2yvtmFBikfRrJd8VAsabiFkKezmYZ_PbgdjQOVU/edit">the design doc</a> for more information.</p>
<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<h3 id="gender">Gender</h3>
<p>This example uses the &quot;select&quot; keyword to specify the message based on gender.</p>
<p>

<div>
  <plnkr-opener example-path="examples/example-ngMessageFormat-example-gender"></plnkr-opener>

  <div class="runnable-example"
      path="examples/example-ngMessageFormat-example-gender"
      name="ngMessageFormat-example-gender"
      module="msgFmtExample"
      deps="angular-message-format.js">

  
    <div class="runnable-example-file" 
      name="index.html"
      language="html"
      type="html">
      <pre><code>&lt;div ng-controller=&quot;AppController&quot;&gt;&#10;  Select Recipient:&lt;br&gt;&#10;     &lt;select ng-model=&quot;recipient&quot; ng-options=&quot;person as person.name for person in recipients&quot;&gt;&#10;     &lt;/select&gt;&#10;     &lt;p&gt;{{recipient.gender, select,&#10;               male {{{recipient.name}} unwrapped his gift. }&#10;               female {{{recipient.name}} unwrapped her gift. }&#10;               other {{{recipient.name}} unwrapped their gift. }&#10;     }}&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;/div&gt;</code></pre>
    </div>
  
    <div class="runnable-example-file" 
      name="script.js"
      language="js"
      type="js">
      <pre><code>function Person(name, gender) {&#10;  this.name = name;&#10;  this.gender = gender;&#10;}&#10;&#10;var alice   = new Person(&quot;Alice&quot;, &quot;female&quot;),&#10;    bob     = new Person(&quot;Bob&quot;, &quot;male&quot;),&#10;    ashley = new Person(&quot;Ashley&quot;, &quot;&quot;);&#10;&#10;angular.module(&#39;msgFmtExample&#39;, [&#39;ngMessageFormat&#39;])&#10;  .controller(&#39;AppController&#39;, [&#39;$scope&#39;, function($scope) {&#10;      $scope.recipients = [alice, bob, ashley];&#10;      $scope.recipient = $scope.recipients[0];&#10;    }]);</code></pre>
    </div>
  

    <iframe class="runnable-example-frame" src="examples/example-ngMessageFormat-example-gender/index.html" name="example-ngMessageFormat-example-gender"></iframe>
  </div>
</div>


</p>
<h3 id="plural">Plural</h3>
<p>This example shows how the &quot;plural&quot; keyword is used to account for a variable number of entities.
The &quot;#&quot; variable holds the current number and can be embedded in the message.</p>
<p>Note that &quot;=1&quot; takes precedence over &quot;one&quot;.</p>
<p>The example also shows the &quot;offset&quot; keyword, which allows you to offset the value of the &quot;#&quot; variable.</p>
<p>

<div>
  <plnkr-opener example-path="examples/example-ngMessageFormat-example-plural"></plnkr-opener>

  <div class="runnable-example"
      path="examples/example-ngMessageFormat-example-plural"
      name="ngMessageFormat-example-plural"
      module="msgFmtExample"
      deps="angular-message-format.js">

  
    <div class="runnable-example-file" 
      name="index.html"
      language="html"
      type="html">
      <pre><code>&lt;div ng-controller=&quot;AppController&quot;&gt;&#10; &lt;button ng-click=&quot;recipients.pop()&quot; id=&quot;decreaseRecipients&quot;&gt;decreaseRecipients&lt;/button&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10; Select recipients:&lt;br&gt;&#10; &lt;select multiple size=5 ng-model=&quot;recipients&quot; ng-options=&quot;person as person.name for person in people&quot;&gt;&#10; &lt;/select&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;  &lt;p&gt;{{recipients.length, plural, offset:1&#10;          =0    {{{sender.name}} gave no gifts (\#=#)}&#10;          =1    {{{sender.name}} gave a gift to {{recipients[0].name}} (\#=#)}&#10;          one   {{{sender.name}} gave {{recipients[0].name}} and one other person a gift (\#=#)}&#10;          other {{{sender.name}} gave {{recipients[0].name}} and # other people a gift (\#=#)}&#10;        }}&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;/div&gt;</code></pre>
    </div>
  
    <div class="runnable-example-file" 
      name="script.js"
      language="js"
      type="js">
      <pre><code>function Person(name, gender) {&#10;  this.name = name;&#10;  this.gender = gender;&#10;}&#10;&#10;var alice   = new Person(&quot;Alice&quot;, &quot;female&quot;),&#10;    bob     = new Person(&quot;Bob&quot;, &quot;male&quot;),&#10;    sarah     = new Person(&quot;Sarah&quot;, &quot;female&quot;),&#10;    harry   = new Person(&quot;Harry Potter&quot;, &quot;male&quot;),&#10;    ashley   = new Person(&quot;Ashley&quot;, &quot;&quot;);&#10;&#10;angular.module(&#39;msgFmtExample&#39;, [&#39;ngMessageFormat&#39;])&#10;  .controller(&#39;AppController&#39;, [&#39;$scope&#39;, function($scope) {&#10;      $scope.people = [alice, bob, sarah, ashley];&#10;      $scope.recipients = [alice, bob, sarah];&#10;      $scope.sender = harry;&#10;    }]);</code></pre>
    </div>
  
    <div class="runnable-example-file" 
      name="protractor.js"
      type="protractor"
      language="js">
      <pre><code>describe(&#39;MessageFormat plural&#39;, function() {&#10;&#10;  it(&#39;should pluralize initial values&#39;, function() {&#10;    var messageElem = element(by.binding(&#39;recipients.length&#39;)),&#10;        decreaseRecipientsBtn = element(by.id(&#39;decreaseRecipients&#39;));&#10;&#10;    expect(messageElem.getText()).toEqual(&#39;Harry Potter gave Alice and 2 other people a gift (#=2)&#39;);&#10;    decreaseRecipientsBtn.click();&#10;    expect(messageElem.getText()).toEqual(&#39;Harry Potter gave Alice and one other person a gift (#=1)&#39;);&#10;    decreaseRecipientsBtn.click();&#10;    expect(messageElem.getText()).toEqual(&#39;Harry Potter gave a gift to Alice (#=0)&#39;);&#10;    decreaseRecipientsBtn.click();&#10;    expect(messageElem.getText()).toEqual(&#39;Harry Potter gave no gifts (#=-1)&#39;);&#10;  });&#10;});</code></pre>
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    <iframe class="runnable-example-frame" src="examples/example-ngMessageFormat-example-plural/index.html" name="example-ngMessageFormat-example-plural"></iframe>
  </div>
</div>


</p>
<h3 id="plural-and-gender-together">Plural and Gender together</h3>
<p>This example shows how you can specify gender rules for specific plural matches - in this case,
=1 is special cased for gender.


<div>
  <plnkr-opener example-path="examples/example-ngMessageFormat-example-plural-gender"></plnkr-opener>

  <div class="runnable-example"
      path="examples/example-ngMessageFormat-example-plural-gender"
      name="ngMessageFormat-example-plural-gender"
      module="msgFmtExample"
      deps="angular-message-format.js">

  
    <div class="runnable-example-file" 
      name="index.html"
      language="html"
      type="html">
      <pre><code>&lt;div ng-controller=&quot;AppController&quot;&gt;&#10;Select recipients:&lt;br&gt;&#10;&lt;select multiple size=5 ng-model=&quot;recipients&quot; ng-options=&quot;person as person.name for person in people&quot;&gt;&#10;&lt;/select&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10; &lt;p&gt;{{recipients.length, plural,&#10;   =0 {{{sender.name}} has not given any gifts to anyone.}&#10;   =1 {  {{recipients[0].gender, select,&#10;          female { {{sender.name}} gave {{recipients[0].name}} her gift.}&#10;          male { {{sender.name}} gave {{recipients[0].name}} his gift.}&#10;          other { {{sender.name}} gave {{recipients[0].name}} their gift.}&#10;         }}&#10;       }&#10;   other {{{sender.name}} gave {{recipients.length}} people gifts.}&#10;   }}&lt;/p&gt;</code></pre>
    </div>
  
    <div class="runnable-example-file" 
      name="script.js"
      language="js"
      type="js">
      <pre><code>function Person(name, gender) {&#10;  this.name = name;&#10;  this.gender = gender;&#10;}&#10;&#10;var alice   = new Person(&quot;Alice&quot;, &quot;female&quot;),&#10;    bob     = new Person(&quot;Bob&quot;, &quot;male&quot;),&#10;    harry   = new Person(&quot;Harry Potter&quot;, &quot;male&quot;),&#10;    ashley   = new Person(&quot;Ashley&quot;, &quot;&quot;);&#10;&#10;angular.module(&#39;msgFmtExample&#39;, [&#39;ngMessageFormat&#39;])&#10;  .controller(&#39;AppController&#39;, [&#39;$scope&#39;, function($scope) {&#10;      $scope.people = [alice, bob, ashley];&#10;      $scope.recipients = [alice];&#10;      $scope.sender = harry;&#10;    }]);</code></pre>
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    <iframe class="runnable-example-frame" src="examples/example-ngMessageFormat-example-plural-gender/index.html" name="example-ngMessageFormat-example-plural-gender"></iframe>
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